House to Vote on Energy Bill Next Week - DeLay

[Khephra]

House to Vote on Energy Bill Next Week - DeLay
Fri November 7, 2003 02:58 PM ET

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By Tom Doggett and Charles Abbott

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican-written energy bill should reach the House floor for a vote next week, House Republican Leader Tom DeLay said on Friday.

DeLay, of Texas, said on the House floor that details of the bill -- which will include some $16 billion in incentives to boost oil drilling and the use of nuclear power and other forms of energy -- will be unveiled Monday and the House should vote on it three days later.

While the Bush administration and Republicans are praising the bill for carrying out the first major overhaul of U.S. energy policy in a decade, Senate Democrats have threatened to filibuster -- or talk the legislation to death -- if it should unfairly favor energy companies over consumers.

Democrats have bitterly complained at being largely shut out of the bill-writing process for the past two months. Although a few details of the draft bill -- such as ethanol fuel tax provisions -- have surfaced, Republicans have kept a tight hold on the language and refused to release information about most policy measures.

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http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=3779738

[acmavm]

1. We have come to a ridiculous point in the history of this country when

a bunch of special interest whores can keep secret the details of a bill that will effect every man, woman, and child in this country. These people put the old Soviet system to shame.

[ChompySnack]

2. Senate Democrats are the key

They need to just fillibuster everything! Don't let anything get through until Nov 2004.

DO IT!

[Flying_Pig]

4. DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTT !!!!!!!

FILIBUSTER!!FILIBUSTER!!FILIBUSTER!!FUCKINGFILIBUSTER!!FILIBUSTER!!FILIBUSTER!!FILIBUSTER!!FILIBUSTER!!FILIBUSTER!!

:evilgrin:

[salin]

5. echo, echo, echo (yes... FILIBUSTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) n/t.

[Lefty48197]

3. In the meantime, they'll meet with the energy industry executives

and let them write the bill.